Battlestar Galactica

This show has it all, great stories, great acting, and superb special effects. The Cylons can look like humans now (See above photo...yummy Cylon), and they've used that fact to their advantage in a couple of ways. First is the most obvious, using the human looking Cylons to cause suspicion and distrust amongst the main characters. There have been a few surprise reveals of who is a Cylon, and each one has been relevent to the show. It's not overdone. The second advantage to having human looking Cylons is that the budget of the show isn't all wasted on CGI Cylons walking around (although there is the occasional "Toaster" and they look pretty realistic), instead the budget can go towards some kick ass space battles.

There's a lot of drama on the show. A continuing "Is he or isn't he crazy?" storyline concerning a man who accidentally engineered the almost complete destruction of the human race. A Cylon-Human hybrid baby in the boiler of a Cylon that is loved by two men, both of whom were nearly executed for killing an interrogator who used rape as an information gathering technique. Power struggles, drug addiction, death, and the ultimate quest to find Earth.

Seriously, if you haven't seen the show, go out and get the mini-series first, then season 1, and season 2.1. They are airing season 2.2 right now on the Sci-Fi channel.

The producers put up an episode commentary every week, so you can watch the show again while listening to the podcast on your MP3 player. It's a sweet gig, and this show actually gets better with multiple viewings.